Collar



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CONCRETE FINISHING DEVICE Filed Aug. 9, 19.41 2 sheets-sheet 2 vINVENTOR. 60m/.70N M Z/vLV/Y Patented Dec. 22, 1942 COLLAR RichardSpanney, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia.

Application May 22, 1940, Serial No. 336,651 In Australia July 24, 19393 Claims.

come the disadvantages above referred to, and to provide slipping meansby the use of which creasing and wrinkling will be prevented so that asatisfactory appearance of a collar may be maintained, and whereby cheapmaterials can be used, thereby reducing the cost.

The invention in its broadest form comprises the use of a exiblestiiening member comprising a base iirmly but removably held in oragainst the inner leaf or fold of the collar and having an extensionthat is adapted to be held to the peak either by being supported insidea peak pocket or else by some equivalent form of attachment. There are,however, several forms of the invention disclosed which willbeunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a view of one end of an outfolded collar, showing stiffeningmeans embodying one form of the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the end of the collar in foldedcondition and with the stiiening means as disposed when the collar isworn;

3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing another form of the stiifeningmeans;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4--4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 2 of the structure shown in Figs. 3and 4;

Fig. 6 is an inner elevational view of an outspread collar embodyingstill another form of the stiiening means; and

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section on line 1 1 of Fig. 6.

Fig. S is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 6.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, showing the structure at one end of thecollar which is duplicated at the other end of the collar, the innerleaf or fold of the collar is referenced I0, whilst the outer fold isindicated by the reference numeral Il. The peak at each end of theouter1 fold is indicated by the numeral I2. At each end ofthe collarthere is a exible stiffening member I3 comprising two unitary parts, abase I3a and an extension I3b. The peak is formed with a pocket I4 inwhich the extension Itb of the flexible stiffening member i3 is slippedwhen the parts of the collar are in actual wearing position. The partI3a of the member i3 stiffens the end of the fold l0 and the effect ofthe arrangement described is to confer a substantial degree of stiifnessto the collar at the ends of the fold I0 and at the peaks of the fold IIwhen the stiifening members are applied to the fold It and fitted in thepockets of fold I! for use. The stiffening member is connected to theinner fold Ill of the collar by a bolt I5 so that the base Ita of suchiiexible member is held in stiifening relation to the fold I0 at alltimes, while the stiiening member may be swung on said bolt I5 as apivot, parallel with the fold I0, to engage the extension I3b with ordisengage it from the pocket of the peak.

By this means the ends of the fold I0 andpeaks of the fold II will bestiened and prevented from creasing or wrinkling when the collar is inuse. This form of the invention will obviously be vapplicable to anyexisting collar, that is to say, the collar will not have to bespecially manufactured, but each stifening member can be connected to itby means of a bolt I5.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 differs fromthe construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 in this respect, that thestiiening member is comprised of two separate parts, namely, the basepart I'I which is held against or in the inner fold I0 of the collar andthe eX- tension I8 which is pivoted thereto by an eyelet or bolt I5apassing through a slot I9 therein and which is also capable of somerelative movement by movement of its fulcrum in the slot I9. It shouldbe noted that in effect the stiffening members Il and I8 together areequivalent to the parts of the stifening member i3 previously referredto. It should further be noted that, although those two parts of thestifening member are capable of relative movement such relative movementis in the same plane. Outside of such plane these two parts are onlycapable of relative movement by a temporary distortion due to theirflexibility. In consequence the extension I8 when connected to the peakof the outer leaf serves to hold the latter against creasing. Theadvantage of the slot is that the extension can be adjusted. If there isany shrinkage in the collar then the extension can be pushed in so thatit iirmly takes up a position in the pocket I4.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 6, 'l and 8 diiers onlyfrom that shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 in this respect, that the portion ofthe stifening member held in the inner leaf or fold of the collar, thatis, the base part I'Ia of the stiiening member, is extended so as toconfer rigidity over a considerable area of such fold. As shown, itextends the full length of the inner fold I0. The construction otherwiseis the same as that shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

It is to be noted that in each form of the invention there is a flexiblestiffening member com' prising a base which is rmly held in and againstor in juxtaposition to the inner leaf orv fold of the collar and anextension that engages and holds the peak of the collar to give thedesired appearance referred to.

With a full length and depth stiffening member inserted into the innerleaf, and the peak stiffening members tightly adjusted, the softest andlimpest collars can be stretched to suggest a starch m'shed surface.

I claim:

1. A stiffener for soft turn down collars comprising a base membercapable of being retained between the Iolds of the soft collar, aiexible member, means for pivotally connecting one end of said flexiblemember to said base member whereby the same may rotate in a planeparallel with said base member, means whereby said exible member may belongitudinally adjusted in the same plane in which it may rotate withrespect to said base member, and a relatively long extension formed withthe opposite end of said exible member.

2. A soft, unstarched or semi-stiff collar having an outer fold and aninner fold, pockets formed within the peaks of the outer fold, astiiener comprising a base member arrangedbetween and extendinglongitudinally throughout the inner and outer folds of the collar,flexible members each havingone end seated within one of the pocketsformed within the peaks of the outer fold of the collar, and a slot andpin connection between the opposite ends of said flexible members andthe opposite ends of said base member, whereby said exible members maybe rotated upon said base member and be adjusted longitudinally withrespect to the peaks of the outer fold of the collar.

3. A soft, unstarched or semi-stiff collar having an outer fold and aninner fold, pockets formed within the peaks of the outer fold, exiblemembers each comprising a base for stiffening the inner fold and anextension part adapted to llt within a pocket of one of the peaks tostiften the same, and a connecting element between each flexible memberand the inner fold fastening said member to said fold and also forming apivot adapting the extension part to be swung parallel with the foldinto and out of engagement with the pocket.

